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Sixties Quotes
Reflections on the decade that shaped fashion, science, and memory.
These quotes look back at the sixties from a few different angles: scientific work on the visual cortex done in the early part of the decade, hand-me-down scarves from that era, and a general sense that the decade was, as one line puts it, a lot of fun. See Amazing quotes for more nostalgic lines.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Early
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In the early Sixties, having begun to describe the physiology of cells in the adult cat visual cortex, David Hubel and I decided to investigate how the highly specific response properties of cortical cells emerged during postnatal development.
- Greatest
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During the Sixties, the Americans thought I was the greatest thing in the history of cinema.
- Growing Up
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As a lad growing up in the Fifties and Sixties, I played both Gaelic football and soccer and loved them both.
- Fan
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As everyone else, I was a fan of Pink Floyd in the sixties.
- Quiet
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Kabul was very popular with the hippies in the Sixties and Seventies. It was very quiet and peaceful.
- Down
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My mother handed down all these amazing scarves from the sixties and seventies, and I have a hundred of them.
- Mean
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In space-flight terms, six landings on the moon back in the Sixties and Seventies doesn't mean much.
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I'm a child of the Sixties.
- American Foreign Policy
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The American foreign policy trauma of the sixties and seventies was caused by applying valid principles to unsuitable conditions.
- Look
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If 'Trek' is a hit, we'd love to do a series of films - a regular event. Look at James Bond's films. They've been around since the early sixties.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020